Sex offender sent back to prison for breaching order

A sex offender has been sent back to prison after breaching the conditions of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

Clive Edward Ellis, 67, (DOB 03/09/1957), of Horley, was sentenced on 26 January 2007 to a 999 month indeterminate public protection sentence after he was found guilty of the rape of a female aged under 16 over a period of approximately two years.  He also was convicted of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children.

Ellis spent over six years in custody before being released on licence on 24 April 2013 and subjected to strict conditions placed upon him by his licence and SHPO.

Officers from Surrey Police’s High Harm Perpetrator Unit (HHPU) conducted an unannounced visit at Ellis’ address on 8 October, where they found six internet-enabled devices, including two mobile phones, three tablets and a laptop which he had not disclosed, thereby breaching the conditions of his SHPO.  

Ellis was charged with three counts of breach of a SHPO and the devices were sent off to be forensically examined.

He was remanded in custody before being recalled to prison. He was also fined £253.

Ellis will remain in prison indeterminately.

Detective Inspector Abigail Edey, from the HHPU, said: “The fact that Ellis has been sent back to prison indeterminately shows just how seriously orders such as Sexual Harm Prevention Orders are taken. It also demonstrates that we do carry out regular checks on offenders who have been released from prison and that robust action is taken. These orders are put in place to prevent further offending and to keep the public safe and we will always take robust action when we discover that the terms of these orders are not being adhered to.”